Bed Nuclei Of The Stria Terminalis Lateral Division

Hierarchy level in atlas is 3: 2 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: BNSTl

Abbreviation

BNSTl

Species

Rat

Description of part

The lateral division is best developed lateral to the decussation of the anterior commissure and rostral to the greatest extent of the medial division (figs. 1C,D). It is distinguished chiefly by being more loosely-packed and by its slightly larger, more angular cells.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Krettek & Price

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Krettek J.E., Price J.L.
Title: Amygdaloid projections to subcortical structures within the basal forebrain and brainstem in the rat and the cat
Title of Book: J Comp Neurol
Volume: 178
Year: 1978
Number: 2
Pages: 225-254